Aconitum ferox

Habitat

Exposition

Plein soleil ou mi-ombre

Humidité

Humidité moyenne.

Sol

Tous sols. Tolère les sols très argileux.

pH

Sol acide ou calcaire

Rusticité

Zone 6

Habitat originel

Shrubberies and forest clearings, 2100 - 3600 metres from C. Nepal to Bhutan[51].

Origine géographique

Asie orientale - Himalaya.

Dangers connus

• The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1, 51, 200].

Usages médicinaux

• The dried root is alterative, anaesthetic, antiarthritic, deobstruent, diaphoretic, diuretic, sedative, stimulant [178].
• It is best harvested in the autumn as soon as the plant dies down .
• This is a very poisonous plant and should only be used with extreme caution and under the supervision of a qualified practitioner .
• It has been used in India and Nepal in the treatment of neuralgia, leprosy, fevers, cholera and rheumatism [240, 272].
• When the roots are soaked in cow's urine, they become soft and lose their depressant action on the heart, becoming a stimulant instead [240].

Culture

• Thrives in most soils and in the light shade of trees [1].
• Pousse bien dans les sols très argileux .
• Prefers a moist soil in sun or semi-shade [200].
• Prefers a calcareous soil .
• Grows well in open woodlands [1, 4].
• The root of this plant is widely collected from the wild for medicinal use and is becoming much rarer in much of its range [272].
• Members of this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits and deer [233].
• A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby species, especially legumes [54].
• Closely related to A. napellus [1].

Propagation

• Graine - le mieux est de semer dès qu'elles sont mûres sous un chassis [111].
• The seed can be stratified and sown in spring but will then be slow to germinate [133].
• When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter .
• Plantez les en extérieur à la fin du printemps ou au début de l'été .
• Division - best done in spring but it can also be done in autumn [1, 111].
• Another report says that division is best carried out in the autumn or late winter because the plants come into growth very early in the year [233].